Famous Kentuckians Jeopardy Game
This Jeopardy Game has been posted on the Fayette County, Kentucky collaborative web site, Kentucky The Bluegrass State (http://www.fayette.k12.ky.us/kentucky/default.htm). Fourth grade students from across Kentucky have been studying their home state. Students representing nine counties and over 20 schools have participated in this Home State project. Students from Fayette, McCracken, Union, Hopkins, Barren, Nelson, Anderson, Kenton, Jackson, Morgan & Hardin counties researched various aspects of the Commonwealth. Several of the classes participated in videoconferences and created web pages to share their newly acquired knowledge. Check out the Bluegrass through the eyes of 4th graders!
Ms. Cooper's Fourth Grade Class has designed a Kentucky Jeopardy Game. It contains questions about famous Kentucky sports figures, politicians and statesmen, explorers, women, & celebrities. Her students invite you to find a partner or make up teams to see who can earn the most points with their knowledge of past and present outstanding Kentuckians.
Click here to download the game.
Directions: When the game downloads, click on the slide show icon (last of 5 pictures at bottom left of screen, looks like a movie screen on a stand). Click once on the desired square for your question to appear. Click anywhere in the question box to check for the correct answer. Click the house icon or anywhere on the answer slide to go back to game board for another question. (Some answer boxes will automatically do this for you.) Good Luck!
To learn more about some of these famous Kentuckians, browse these resources.
The Courier-Journal's Tori Murden Watch http://www.courier-journal.com/cjextra/tori99/
Heather French
Miss America 2000 http://www.missamerica.org/missamerica/Diane Sawyer
http://mrshowbiz.go.com/people/dianesawyer/content/bio.htmlTubby Smith
Official Athletic Site for University of Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketball http://www.fansonly.com/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kty-m-baskbl-tubby.htmlAdolph Rupp
Official Athletic Site for University of Kentucky Wildcats Men's Basketballhttp://www.fansonly.com/schools/kty/sports/m-baskbl/archive/kty-m-baskbl-timeline.html
Kyle Macy
Morehead State Men's Basketballhttp://www.morehead-st.edu/units/athletics/Mensbasketball/coach.html
Commonwealth of Kentucky Governor Paul Patton
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/gov/govmenu6.htm
Jesse Stuart
http://www.morehead-st.edu/projects/village/jshome.htmlLoretta Lynn
http://www.country.com/gen/music/artist/loretta-lynn.htmlAudubon, John James
Free Concise Encyclopedia Article http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/58/05898000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1Foster, Stephen Collins
Free Concise Encyclopedia Article http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/44/0445C000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1Abraham Lincoln
http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/al16.htmlClark, George Rogers
Free Concise Encyclopedia Article http://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/31/0318C000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1Dr. Thomas Walker State Historic Site
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/parks/drwalker.htm